Toy magazine-rifle.



C. J. CARLISLE.

TOY MAGAZINE RIFLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, 1915.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

Inventor in Mimi N Witnesses Atco rn eys CHARLES J. CARI-ISLE, 0F COLDWATER, MICHIGAN.

TOY MAGAZINE-RIFLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 12, 1915. Serial No. 20,918.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. GARLISLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Goldwater, in the county of Branch and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Toy Magazine-Rifle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a toy magazine rifle, one of its objects being to provide a rifle having a magazine located along the barreliand which is provided with a reciprocating element designed, when shifted'in one direction, to setthe trigger of the rifle and, when shifted in the opposite direction, to direct a projectile from the magazine and into the barrel of the rifle. p

A further object is to provide means whereby a projectile, when once discharged into the barrel, will be yieldingly retained so that, should the rifle be held with its muzzle pointed downwardly, there would be no danger of the projectile gravitating therefrom.

A further object is to provide a toy magazine rifle which is simple and inexpensive in construction and which bears a close resenblance to the usual form of magazine r1 e.

Another object is to provide a rifle having a magazine in which the projectiles can be readily placed, there being means combined with the magazine for preventing the projectiles from becoming accidentally released from the magazine when the rifle is held with its muzzle down.

Withthe foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the'combination and arrangement of parts andin the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the in.- vention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown. In'said drawings :Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section through the rifle, the

. stock being broken away and the parts being shown in the positions assumedthereby immediately after the setting of the trigger and prior to the direction of a projectile into the barrel, the positions of the projectile immediately upon being directed into the Referring to the figures by characters of Patented A11 3, 1915.

reference, 1 designates the barrel of the rifle,

the same being formed, in the present instance, of sheet metal having integral longitudinal wings bowed transversely to form a tubular magazine 2.

As shown in Figs. 1' and-3 this tubular magazine is extended for a portion of the length of the barrel 1, and one of the wings constituting the magazine walls is provided, at its rear end, with an integral tongue 3 intersecting the rear portion of the magazine and provided with fiat faces, the front end of said tongue being inclined, as at 4 so as to constitute means for deflecting a projectile toward the barrel 1 from the magazine 2. The sides of the barrel land magasitely bowed wings 7 forming a tubular casing 8 which extends rearwardly beyond the barrel and, with saidfrear portion of the barrel, is seated within the stock 9 of the toy rifle. The casing 8 constitutes ahousing for a coiled spring 10 and one end of the spring is formed with a stem 11 having a loop 12 and extending through a slot 13 formed'between barrel 1 and the tubular casing 8, said pin being preferably bent in the form of a loop, as shown particularly in Figs. 6 and 7, thus to constitute a head for engaging the projectile.

A trigger 14 in the form of a bell crank lever is pivotally mounted in an opening 15 in the stock and the inner arm of this trigger extends through an opening 16 in an car 17 which extends downwardly from one end of a spring catch 18 which is securedito the stock 9 and projects normally through an opening 19 in'thebottom of easing 8, thus to engage stem 11 and hold itagainst the action of the spring 10.

I the casing :8.

Alightlea'f'spring'2 i'is secured Within the I rear portion of the barrel 1 its free'end being extended'rearwardly so that when a projectile gravitates downwardly'into the barrel 1, it will come against this spring24and be lightly grippedthereby and thus beheld against displacement from the barrel when said barrel is held with its'muzzle down.

A spring strip 24 extends into the front or open end of the magazine 2'an'd serves toretain the projectiles loaded 'into the magazine. This spring strip can .be made integral'with the barrel '1 or can bebe formed in aseparate piece, as preferred. A trigger guard 25 maybe secured to the stock and extendedunder the trigger 1430 as to prevent it from being accidentally actuated. I men it is desired to use the toy rifle constituting the present invention, a I series of II balls tobe projected is inserted into the magazine2,"they.being retained in the'maga- I endof rod 20 will be ,permitted to move zine betweenthespring 24c and the beveled end, 21 of the rod '20, said'rod being normally positioned to [close the (ipening 5, as shown particularly in Fig.2. ynow pu'lling rearwardly 'on the grip carat-2.0 is caused to withdraw from :across the open.- ing 5 so that the projectile engaged by the against the inclined edge I 4: of tonguev 3 and i "into position directly under the opening. '5.

During therearward movement of rod 2O it comes againstfthe stemfll and thrusts the stem,rearwardlyagainst the action ofspring 10. During this I rearward movement of stem 11 the convolutions of the spring pass over the latch 18 andfisaid latch springs in front ofone of {the convolutions and holds the stem in the po'sit'ionfto-which it has been moved snow pushing the rod 20 for- Ward bymea'ns ofgrip 23,"the beveled end 21 ofthe rod will work under the projectile below the opening 5 and will thrust 'said projectile upwardly ithroughsaid ppening, therod moving 'to posit'ion'to close'the openmg and' prevent any more projectiles from entering ithebarrel 1. 3 During this action of the, rod 20 the rifle is held'naturally in an lightly by the spring 24. Thus the projecltile will be held until the trigger H- is ac- .inclinedfposition with thestock lowermost- .and as. soonasthe projectile enters the barrell it will gravitate within said barrel and come against the loop 12 .and be retained tuated, whereupon the latch 18 will be withdrawn'from in front of the spring l0and the stem 11 will be propelled forwardly under the action'of spring 10, thusejecting the projectile in the path of the loop 12. By now pulling backwardly on rod 20 the foregoing operation will be repeated, the

stem-11 being reset and'aprojectile allowed to gravitate against theeclge' i of the tongue 3. 'When rod 20 is pushed jiforward said desired,the-'samebeing soldered or otherwise I connected Whatis claimed is A toy magazine vriflei'nclu'ding a barrel,-aftubu1ar magazine extending 'therealong and V communicating therewith through'an opening adjacent one end of the magazine, a deflector within the magazine I and adjacent the opening, a spring-mounted adjacent the barrel,;means extending from the spring and intothe'barrel' for engaging and propelling. a-projec'tile, a means forengaging the spring "to hold it under compression, and a rod slidably mounted relative to the barrel and constituting kmeans, when moved in one direction, for setting the spring :and, when moved in the opposite di-' rection, for expelling a projectile fromffthe magazine and into the barrel and for closing the opening between the smaga z'ine and barrel. 7, j I

2. A toy rifle including a barrel, a magazine, and a tubular casing adjacent the respectiveend portions of the barrel anddisposed in alinement, 'there being an opening for maintaining communication between the magazine an dbarrel, a projectile engaging element .movahly' mounted within the barrel and basing, a spring forho'ldin'g =said ele I inent normally in a predetermined position, means "for locking the element against the action .of its spring, and a rod slidably mounted within'the magazine and easing andconstituting means when shifted in one direction for setting the projectile engaging means and, when moved in the 'opp'osite v ,125

' irection, -for directing a projectile from the magazine-and into the *barrel. if '3, A toy rifle includin'ga barrehlafmaga- Copies of this bined stop and deflector within the magazine and adjacent the opening, spring controlled projectile actuating means within the casing and barrel, means for automatically holding the same against the action of 7 its sprmg, and means mounted for recip'ro cation within the magazine and casing for successively setting said projectile actuating means and for expelling a projectile from the magazine and through the opening into the barrel. 7

4:. A toy rifle including a barrel, a magazine communicating therewith through an opening, a casing, said magazine and easing alining, a combined stop and deflector within the magazine and adjacent the opening, a spring within the casing, means carried thereby for engaging a projectile within the barrel, a spring latch for engaging the spring to hold it under compression, means for actuating the latch to release the spring, and means slidably mounted within the magazine and casing for setting the spring and for ejecting a projectile from the magazine and through the opening into the barrel.

5. In a toy rifle, a barrel formed of sheet metal and having opposed longitudinally extending bowed wings cooperating to form a cylindrical magazine in communication with the barrel, additional opposed longitudinally extending bowed wings cooperating to form a tubular casing back of'the magazine, there being a longitudinal slot for maintaining communication between the casing and barrel, and deflecting means integral with the first mentioned wings and within the magazine.

6. A toy rifle including a barrel, a magazine communicating therewith through an opening, a tongue within one end portion of the magazine and having an inclined edge constituting a deflector, a springwithin the magazine for retaining projectiles therein, spring controlled means for expelling a projectile from the barrel, a latch for engaging said means to hold it against movement,

a trigger for actuating the latch to release saidmeans, and means for successively setting said spring controlled means and'ejecting a projectile from the magazine and into the barrel.

7. A toy rifle including a barrel formed of sheet metal and having opposed longitudinally extending bowed wings constituting a tubular magazine and a tubular casing adjacent the end portions respectively of the barrel,'a tongue integral with one of the wings forming the magazine and bisecting one end portion of the magazine, said tongue having an inclined forward end constituting a deflector, there being an opening between the magazine and the barrel adj acent the inclined end of the deflecting tongue, aspring within the casing, means thereon for engaging a projectile within the barrel, a spring latch engaging the spring to hold it under compression, a trigger engaging the latch tomove it from engaging position, and a rod slidably mounted within the magazine and easing, said rod having a forked end straddling the tongue within the magazine and said end being beveled to constitute means for ejecting a projectile from the magazine through the opening into the'barrel.

8. In a toy rifle, a barrel formed of sheet metal and having opposed longitudinally extending bowed wings forming a cylindrical magazine and a tubular casing back of the magazine, and a tongue integral with one of the wings and bisecting one end portion of the magazine, said tongue having an inclined deflecting end, there being an opening between said magazine and barrel and close to said end.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES J. CARLISLE,

Witnesses EDNA B. MINER, MARK S. ANDREWS.

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